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This book was originally published in 1985, and my copy belongs to the eighth printing in 1999. Its popularity is well-deserved. Author and photographer, Harry C. Lund has spent many years hiking through bogs, forests, meadows, and sand dunes in Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas and its off-shore islands in order to put together this book for us. I have yet to find a Michigan wild flower that isn't listed in this guide. The book is well-bound and would easily fit into your backpack for a walk through the wild.The flower photographs are grouped by color for ease of location. They are then listed in the order in which they appear during the growing season, which is a little trickier to use. I basically start at the beginning of a color group and page through until I find the flower I'm trying to identify. There are generally six photographs to a page, with the text on the facing page. In some cases, the photographs are a bit too small to easily recognize the flower, but when combined with the text there should be no identification problem.At the beginning of "Michigan Wildflowers in Color," the author has illustrated textual terms such as 'stipules' or 'basal leaves' with a collection of line drawings. The plant descriptions include location, seasonal display, height, and information on whether the flower is protected and should not be picked or moved.There is a quiz at the back of the book to test your 'flower power.' There is also an 'Observer's List' to keep track of the flowers you do find. Unfortunately, the first entry I wanted to check off wasn't on the list! Perhaps this is because Crown Vetch is not really a wild flower, although its photograph and description appear in the main section of this book.Read more ›

I have found this guide extremely helpful in identifying species found near our summer home in Michigan. It has excellent photographs, arranged by color, and a chart showing habitats, seasons, and growing conditions. There is a blank chart for entering your own finds. It is informative and user friendly. I would recommend it highly to both novice and experienced wildflower lovers.

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Revised edition with wildflower walksJuly 10 2004

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E. A. Lovitt
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This book was originally published in 1985, and my copy belongs to the eighth printing in 1999. Its popularity is well-deserved. Author and photographer, Harry C. Lund has spent many years hiking through bogs, forests, meadows, and sand dunes in Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas and its off-shore islands in order to put together this book for us. I have yet to find a Michigan wild flower that isn't listed in this guide. The book is well-bound and would easily fit into your backpack for a walk through the wild.The flower photographs are grouped by color for ease of location. They are then listed in the order in which they appear during the growing season, which is a little trickier to use. I basically start at the beginning of a color group and page through until I find the flower I'm trying to identify. There are generally six photographs to a page, with the text on the facing page. In some cases, the photographs are a bit too small to easily recognize the flower, but when combined with the text there should be no identification problem.At the beginning of "Michigan Wildflowers in Color," the author has illustrated textual terms such as 'stipules' or 'basal leaves' with a collection of line drawings. The plant descriptions include location, seasonal display, height, and information on whether the flower is protected and should not be picked or moved.There is a quiz at the back of the book to test your 'flower power.' There is also an 'Observer's List' to keep track of the flowers you do find. Unfortunately, the first entry I wanted to check off wasn't on the list! Perhaps this is because Crown Vetch is not really a wild flower, although its photograph and description appear in the main section of this book.The author has also mapped out eight wildflower trails in various Michigan habitats, plus the seasonal species of flowers that can be found there.In total, "Michigan Wildflowers in Color" is a very helpful guide, especially when used in combination with a book like the Peterson "Field Guide to Wildflowers" where the drawings might serve as a confirmation or a backup to Lund's photographs. Leaves in particular are easier to identify through Peterson's drawings.

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Michigan Wildflowers in ColorAug. 23 2002

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Marie Jenkins
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I have found this guide extremely helpful in identifying species found near our summer home in Michigan. It has excellent photographs, arranged by color, and a chart showing habitats, seasons, and growing conditions. There is a blank chart for entering your own finds. It is informative and user friendly. I would recommend it highly to both novice and experienced wildflower lovers.

One Of My Favorite Field GuidesAug. 10 2014

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ladyfingers
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Field guides come and go at our house, but Michigan Wildflowers is our definitive source when fast and easy flower identification is needed. It's very organized, chock-full of information and uses color-coded flower photos as starting reference points. Every time I have tried to identify a Michigan (or Indiana, Ohio or Illinois) flower using this book, I have found my answer. Nearly 300 flowers are represented, as well as some shrubs, vines and weeds.

I love its easy format. Some guides put pictures in the front section of their books, but specific flower details are listed in back sections. That requires lots of page flipping. This book is different. Sections are still broken down by colors, but the right side of every page shows six very clear and colorful flower photos, making ID a very fast process. Opposite pages then supply specific flower details and information pertaining to those six flowers. How easy and convenient is that? Everything you want to know is all on the same page.

Besides identification, there is a "what, where, when" guide found in the beginning of the book, which breaks down every flower's seasons of bloom and general visibility rating. The author also includes flower habitats, which species are threatened or protected, a glossary, index and an observer's check list. The most current edition also includes quizzes and MI wildflower trails.

I have used this field guide for over twenty years, and still find it indispensable.

This book would be more useful if the photos were larger and more detailedSept. 29 2014

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flashylassie1
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This book would be more useful if the photos were larger and more detailed. They offer descriptions of the flowers, but sometimes it is still hard to tell between certain varieties. I also wish they would cross-reference with flowers often misnamed by one another, so the reader may double check accuracy.

That said, the book is still really fun and useful. It is sweet to know that it was developed by a married couple in Michigan that were truly passionate about Michigan wildflowers.

A plus is the wildflower walking trails they offer throughout the state, and the check list in the back of the book to help the reader keep track of what they have seen.

easy to skimJune 3 2012

By
leola
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What i like about the book is that there are multiple pictures on each page. Granted it makes for smaller pictures than the other wildflowers of michigan books, but it makes it so much easier to glance through the book and find a flower quicker. The other book you have to turn page after page, but this one is like looking at six pages on one. I very convenient factor in my opinion.